#go forth and block

[dalniente]

Don't get me wrong, your interpretation is fine and dandy and very reasonable. You've identified how his actions are fucked up and bad, you've identified the narrative of personal growth and responsibility! Good for you! Gold star! But dude...none of what you've pointed out is actually incompatible with someone being a good person.

The idea that doing bad things Makes someone a Bad Person (tm) and they're Just Not A Good Person At All until they Stop being a Bad Person is not the truth universally acknowledged you seem to think it is. Most people are a blend of good and bad, is the thing, and "sometimes good people do bad things and need to learn to do better in order to thrive" is just as reasonable an interpretation as yours, if that's what floats someone else's boat. And like, of course you don't have to enjoy stories that go "his ability to change means there was good in him all along," you don't have to agree with that concept. Again, and I do mean this sincerely, your interpretation is fine and dandy and very reasonable.

But it's also very limiting. It's extremely black and white, and sometimes, other people (people who aren't you, and who think different things) enjoy playing with grayer areas. Sometimes you're going to think those gray areas are out of character. Sometimes they might BE out of character! That's unfortunate. And I guess you're dealing with it how you want to deal with it, but I gotta say. This was really not constructive. More just destructive and unkind to people who are out here quietly enjoying something in a way you don't vibe with. I've edited this after posting and then checking the notes again & seeing you didn't actually intend to be nasty with this (I think you replied while I was composing it, whoops), but I do stand by this. There's more than one valid way to interpret these characters. Sorry you haven't found much that's fit your personal interpretation, I wish you luck going forward. I'd be interested to hear what kind of stories you might be looking for, if you have ideas. There's a lot on fanfic.net that hasn't made it over to AO3, I might be able to remember something you'd like. Might not, but worth a shot.

ok but the thing that drives me up the wall with the megamind fandom is this pervasive idea of "oh he was actually good the whole time, he just needed to be given a chance" because-- NO!!! That Is Not How That Went.

the whole point of megamind isn't that he is some misunderstood hero, it's that he is The Villain!!! he revels in ruining people's day! he wants to be feared! he wants to cause chaos and mayhem and yeah it's all tied up in childhood trauma of his good intentions being continually and willfully misunderstood, yeah he made his choice to be the bad guy thinking there was no other thing he could be, but it was still very much a choice!

megamind still very much made that paint bomb and built that robot suit and kidnapped that reporter. stole that art. stole that money. terrified those people. rejoiced when he thought he'd finally managed to kill his rival. when he's depressed minion suggests a kidnapping to cheer him up and for a few seconds it works. the slave army segment on tv. like yeah it's all played in a very humorous way but megamind is not a good person, and that's the point.

it all comes down to that conversation with roxanne in the rain. because he's been lying to her. he's been lying to her for months and was fully prepared to keep on lying to her as long as he could get away with it, and she calls him out on it. it doesn't matter if he's nice, it doesn't matter if he makes her laugh, what matters is that he tricked her and lied to her and would have continued to do so. what matters is that he killed a man and terrorized a city. what matters is his actions.

when he apologizes to minion, he says, "please don't make this city pay for my wrongdoings." megamind has finally come to terms with the fact that he did some fucked up shit, and he is ready to take responsibility. for his whole life this prison has been home, but it's also still very much a prison. he is locked up to keep people safe. he is locked up as a punishment for his behavior. and when he is finally ready to put aside his villainy and become the hero the city needs, he leaves the prison for the last time.

no matter why he made the decisions he made, he still made them. he still hurt people. he has to make the choice to stop hurting people and start helping them. he has to make the choice to stop being the villain and start being the hero. it's isn't about the audience's perception of him shifting it's about megamind realizing he's gone too far and now he has to become a hero to save his city from the consequences of his own villainy.

[ube-cream]

here's my design of cruel king + a headcanon thing whenever you call him outside of a battle :)

[dootznbootz]

I'm so fucking scared of that new Diomedes musical that people are talking about y'all. like I enjoy Epic to a degree but Diomedes is literally one of THE most mischaracterized character in all the fandom and I'm so scared at how he'll be butchered even more.

[ricecaqes]

funny how we get attached to the struggle

hey guys i already posted about this but. guess whogot farewell golden (its me....). ive had this idea for a drawing for like probably a year now but i didnt let myself do it until it had officially Done It. and we're here now! and it still feels so surreal ...

it is genuinely impossible to try and express what celeste means to me beyond being my favorite game and a special interest. its just like. i cant even articulate it. it means the whole world to me and ive spent the past 6 years growing n changing and it has stuck and helped me with shit. and getting fwg inevitably in Some Form means im closing the book in terms of how far i can go w the base game but i am nowhere near done w celeste and i hope i never will be. sorry for beang sappy i huave autism about this game really bad. peace and love on planet earth yall

[zylphiacrowley]

An uncertain homecoming...

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[thewingedwolf]

once again i am reminded why i prefer bb tumblr even if it’s less active and it’s bc people scream for “old school bb” like bb10 where michelle called libra a skank who should get her kids taken away from her but when leah is told by chelsie tucker likes her, attempts to flirt & hits a brick wall, then gets minorly petty with rubina over it (who was EQUALLY petty about leah) people are like “she’s a jealous hag you have to be a hater to like her” YEAH I AM A FUCKING HATER AND YOU ARE TOO SO WHATS HAPPENING HERE EXACTLY

[ghostdnfie]

inhale

STOP DRAGGING IT OUT STOP DRAGGING IT OUT STOP DRAGGING IT OUT STOP DRAGGING IT OUT STOP DRAGGING IT OUT

okay i'm done now

[kingofanemptyworld]

I think we need to do smth about that anon that's decided to wreck havoc on this side of the fandom, it truly broke my heart to see someone leaving an ask saying how that anon is ruining the fandom for them. It's hard to do much since they decided to hide behind anon asks and a throwaway blog other than reporting them if they come into our inboxes, but in the meantime I think we as a fandom should start combating that hate head-on with unabashed love for wind breaker, nii satoru's writing/art, and the takes everyone has

I’m in full agreement with this!! it’s why I’ve stopped answering them, too. like no need to give them any free advertisement, y’know? just delete and forget is my new motto. also down with spreading the love more for the series. friendly reminder the reblog button is there so you can scream in the tags like the freaks (affectionate) we all are. nii-sensei’s not going to see it but he’s also not going to see the shit the hate anon is posting, and this is for us to remember why we’re here in the first place: community! be nice to each other, talk up your favorite character and ask people you interact with what they love about their favorite. ad infinitum. or until the hyperfixation leaves, whichever happens first.

[lupismaris]

There is nothing so affirming and life saving as leaving home and being loved at face value by total strangers for who you are

[cooltapes]

love to start my precious day off with an anxiety attack because someone accused me of hiding a sw*st*ka in my art and then STARTED DRAWING A SW*ST*KA OVER IT when I said that I understood but it wasn't intentional

love to feel bullied into deleting art by someone who broaches this conversation with the fucking 👁️👄👁️ emojis and never once acknowledged that their behaviour was inappropriate (at first I thought they were joking they were so flippant??) and finished off with a fucking "be careful" lmao BE CAREFUL OF WHAT????? THIS WAS ALL IN YOUR HEADDDDDD

[sniffanimal]

im frankly so upset that i didnt stick with my stage tech degree because there could be a universe out there where i became a prop maker and went on to work on a minecraft movie. sick and crying and throwing up because i didnt make the props for that movie

[elfrootbong]

finally checked my word counts on the 4-6 docs i've been piecing together like the world's shittiest quilt and realized i've put out 30k+ words of first draft and outline for putting julian through the wringer. in like 3 weeks

[cowboycid]

I am finishing Ellerie's outfits today so help me go lol.

[crazyyyslots]

idc anymore it's just me and my panel of glass against the world

[tojiscrack]

um… WOW? 😭 happy birthday to this blog, ig? 🥹 met so many wonderful ppl here so far, past two years have been so good to me cuz of you all :)

[evil-mcytblrconfessions]

sobbing rn thinking of the friends ive made through mcyts.....i love you all whether we're talking right now or havent talked in years.....you all have a special place in my heart......we may have met through liking cubitos but we grew well beyond that....sorry im having thoughts

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